WE CONSIDER IT UNLIKELY THAT GON IS " PRESSING" GOS TO RESOLVE
CURRENT DEADLOCK. IN THIS DELICATE PERIOD OF ENCOURAGING GREATER
SELF- RELIANCE ON PART OF BOTH SURINAM AND CURACAO, WE DOUBT THAT
MINISTER RESPONSIBLE FOR REALM AFFAIRS ( GEERTSEMA) OR ANY OTHER
GON REP HAS GONE BEYOND SAYING GON WOULD WELCOME SETTLEMENT AND
WOULD BE PREPARED TO ASSIST TO THAT END. GEERTSEMA RECENTLY TOLD
CLOSED SESSION OF SECOND CHAMBER REALM AFFAIRS COMMITTEE THAT GON
WOULD BE PREPARED TO ASSIST IN MEDIATION EFFORT IF ASKED BY GOS
BUT WE HAVE HAD NO INDICATION THAT GEERTSEMA HAS PRESSED GOS TO
MAKE SUCH REQUEST. MFA SOURCE TOLD US THAT ANY MEDIATION ASSIS-
TANCE BY GON WOULD NOT LIKELY INVOLVE DIRECT GON ROLE, I. E. GON
MIGHT TRY TO FIND SOMEONE ACCEPTABLE TO BOTH PARTIES BUT WOULD
NOT MAKE GON OFFICIAL AVAILABLE AS MEDIATOR.
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ACTION ARA-17
INFO OCT-01 EUR-25 ADP-00 CIAE-00 COME-00 EB-11 INR-09
LAB-06 NSAE-00 RSC-01 SIL-01 PM-09 NSC-10 SS-14
DODE-00 PA-03 USIA-12 PRS-01 RSR-01 /121 W
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R 090840 Z MAR 73
FM AMEMBASSY THE HAGUE
TO SECSTATE WASHDC 845
INFO AMCONSUL PARAMARIBO
C O N F I D E N T I A L THE HAGUE 1111
E. O. 11652: GDS
TAGS: ELAB, PINS, NL, NS
SUBJECT: STRIKE SITUATION IN SURINAM
REF: PARAMARIBO 097
WE CONSIDER IT UNLIKELY THAT GON IS " PRESSING" GOS TO RESOLVE
CURRENT DEADLOCK. IN THIS DELICATE PERIOD OF ENCOURAGING GREATER
SELF- RELIANCE ON PART OF BOTH SURINAM AND CURACAO, WE DOUBT THAT
MINISTER RESPONSIBLE FOR REALM AFFAIRS ( GEERTSEMA) OR ANY OTHER
GON REP HAS GONE BEYOND SAYING GON WOULD WELCOME SETTLEMENT AND
WOULD BE PREPARED TO ASSIST TO THAT END. GEERTSEMA RECENTLY TOLD
CLOSED SESSION OF SECOND CHAMBER REALM AFFAIRS COMMITTEE THAT GON
WOULD BE PREPARED TO ASSIST IN MEDIATION EFFORT IF ASKED BY GOS
BUT WE HAVE HAD NO INDICATION THAT GEERTSEMA HAS PRESSED GOS TO
MAKE SUCH REQUEST. MFA SOURCE TOLD US THAT ANY MEDIATION ASSIS-
TANCE BY GON WOULD NOT LIKELY INVOLVE DIRECT GON ROLE, I. E. GON
MIGHT TRY TO FIND SOMEONE ACCEPTABLE TO BOTH PARTIES BUT WOULD
NOT MAKE GON OFFICIAL AVAILABLE AS MEDIATOR.
TANGUY
CONFIDENTIAL
*** Current Handling Restrictions *** n/a
*** Current Classification *** CONFIDENTIAL